TCC194 Create in Me

 

Hi Friends!

Welcome to our #194 {Spring Bouquet} Challenge at The Card Concept! The Card Concept is a bi-weekly photo inspiration challenge.  We would love for you to create a card based on our inspiration photo and join us!

Isn’t this a beautiful spring table setting? I was inspired by the soft pinks, blues, textures of the flowers/nests and silver accents for my Shabby and Vintage Mixed Media card.

Those of you who follow my blog know that I enjoy participating with other online challenges.  I know how much work goes into maintaining a challenge blog and want to give them support as well as enjoy seeing all of their Design Team creations and galleries :-)  

I will be linking this card to the As You Like It “Favorite Flower (and Why) Challenge (I like tulips, they are a sign of spring and one of my Mother’s favorites as well) along with the Tic Tac Toe #226 Featured Designer Elizabeth’s Challenge (left column down- Flowers, Embossing, Encouragement) and the Word Art Wednesday #593-#594 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not already visited us at The Card Concept, I hope you will find the time to do so.  Gorgeous inspiration from the rest of the DT as well as the other challenge sites.

This card was fun and fairly easy to make.

Trim a piece of the pale pink designer paper from the Echo Park My Favorite Spring 6x6 Paper Pad to approx. 4” x 5 ¼”.  Emboss with the Darice Vine Pattern Embossing Folder. 

Apply Frost White Shimmer Paint over the entire surface (I used an AquaPainter) and distress the edges with scissors and/or a distressing tool.

Tear a piece of the blue gingham patterned paper (from the My Favorite Spring Pad).  

De-static the lower right hand area, stamp the sentiment from Words of Encouragement with Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Distress the edges and add to the embossed pink background panel.  Mount the layered background panel onto a piece of white cardstock (trimming close to the edge).

Adhere a piece of white Venise Lucia .75” lace and blue seam binding (wrapping the ends of the seam binding behind the panel).

Mount onto a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of the baby blue designer paper and adhere to a white card base.

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the tulip image from Get Well Tulip Bundle with Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Color the tulip with water-based markers and die cut with the coordinating die (also cutting two additional tulips from white cardstock to layer behind the stamped image).

Add a looped piece of silver metallic string to the card front and mount the tulip with dimensional foam.

Die cut a piece of lace from white cardstock using the Tim Holtz Crochet Die and add a piece to the upper left hand corner.

Finish off the card with a few pearls in the upper right hand corner.

A spring time card for Mother’s Day, encouragement or “just because”.

Stamp Sets:  Get Well Tulip Bundle, Words of Encouragement (Stamp Simply)

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black; Stampin’ Write Markers- Powder Oink, Melon Mambo, Rose Red, Granny Apple Green, Lemonlime Twist

Cardstock/Paper: White, Echo Park My Favorite Spring 6x6

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Dies- Get Well Tulip Bundle, Sizzix Thinlits by Tim Holtz- Crochet, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Distressing Tool, Venise Lucia .75” Lace- White, Seam Binding Bundle- Blue Purples, May Arts Metallic String- Silver, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Pearls- Pearls

 Thanks again for taking the time to visit! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #194 {Spring Bouquet} Challenge at The Card Concept!

Happy Anniversary Iris

 

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing an Anniversary card designed with the brand new release stamp bundle, Happy Day Iris along with the new Echo Park My Favorite Spring 6x6 paper pad along with other supplies from Stamp Simply.

As I have mentioned before, irises were my Mother’s favorite flower and the Echo Park My Favorite Spring 6x6 Paper pad has such pretty pastels that pair well with irises as well as with the Craft Consortium Ink Drops- Vivid 6x6 paper pad!

I enjoy playing along with online challenges and am linking to the As You See It #270 Spring is in the Air Challenge, the Festive Friday #105 World Party Day (Sparkle, Bright Colors, Celebratory Sentiment, Rhinestones, Layers) and the Word Art Wednesday #533-#534 “Anything Goes” Challenge.  

If you have not already had a chance to do so, I hope you visit the Stamp Simply blog to see all of the inspiration from the rest of the SS Design Team as well as the above challenge sites- gorgeous  galleries from all!

To create this card:

Trim a piece of the light green designer paper from the My Favorite Spring 6x6 paper and a piece of light purple designer paper from the Craft Consortium Ink Drops- Vivid 6x6  paper pad (this was a scrap from my last Iris project) to approx. 2 ½” x 4” each.

Emboss a piece of white cardstock approx. 4” x 5 ½” with the Brickwork embossing folder. 

Add the piece of light green My Favorite Spring designer paper to the bottom of the embossed brick background panel.

Die cut the lace trim from white cardstock using the Tim Holtz Crochet Die and layer over the top edge of the light green strip.

Layer the light purple  Craft Consortium Ink Drops- Vivid 6x6 designer paper over the top of crochet die cut.

Adhere the entire layered background panel to a piece of 4 ⅛” x 5 ¼” black cardstock.

Add a strip of the light purple seam binding from the Blues Purples Seam Binding Bundle over the top edge of the white crochet die cut, wrapping the ends behind the panel.  Mount the panel onto a white card base.

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the iris image from the Happy Day Iris Bundle with archival black ink onto white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, watercolor the image with water-based markers and die cut with the coordinating Happy Day Iris die (also die cut another iris from plain white cardstock to adhere behind the colored image).

Die cut a piece of white cardstock with an elegant oval die , de-static with an embossing powder tool, stamp the sentiment from the  Happy Day Iris Bundle with archival black ink onto white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Layer the die cut oval sentiment directly onto the card front.

Adhere the colored/die cut iris onto the card front with dimensional foam.

Repeat the embossing process noted above for the word “Anniversary”, die cut with a rectangle die, mount onto black cardstock and trim close to the edge.

Mount the rectangle die cut sentiment to the card front using dimensional foam.

Adhere the bow created from the same light purple seam binding (from the Blues Purples Seam Binding Bundle ) and add a few light green rhinestones.

To finish off the card, use a clear glitter marker to add shimmer to the iris petals.

Stamp Sets: Happy Day Iris Bundle (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow, Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Rich Razzleberry; Zig Wink of Stella Brush- Clear Glitter Marker

Cardstock/Paper:  White, Black;  Echo Park My Favorite Spring 6x6 Paper Pad; Craft Consortium Ink Drops- Vivid 6x6

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Steel Dies- Happy Day Iris (part of the Happy Day Iris Bundle), Sizzix 3D Texture Fades A6 Embossing Folder- Brickwork, Spellbinders Elegant Oval Dies , Sizzix Thinlit Dies by Tim Holtz- Crochet, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Rhinestones- Split Pea,  , Seam Binding Sampler- Blues Purples- 30 yards, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Don't forget to check out the new release and other sales at Stamp Simply- plus free shipping and handling on net orders of $100 or more!

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by-  I hope all of you have a blessed week!